Overview
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (MNIT or NIT Jaipur) is a public technical university located in Jaipur, India. Established by an Act of the Parliament of India, the institute focuses primarily on engineering, while also offering programmes in science and management.
The institute was founded in 1963 and was formerly known as Malaviya Regional Engineering College (MREC), Jaipur. It assumed its present name in 2002. With the enactment of the National Institutes of Technology Act, it was accorded the status of an Institute of National Importance in 2007.
MNIT Jaipur began with two engineering branches at the time of its founding. It has since expanded to comprise fourteen departments, a school of management, and various centres of excellence covering a range of academic and research areas.
The institute is fully funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. Its administration and academic affairs are governed by a Senate, in accordance with the statutes laid out under the NIT Act.
References
Adapted from the English Wikipedia article on Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur.